Telangana CM's daughter booked for sedition

Newly elected Telangana Member of Parliament (MP) and daughter of Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, Kavitha, arrives for the first session of Parliament in New Delhi. (AFP photo)

Police have registered a case against TRS MP and daughter of Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, K Kavitha, for her alleged comments on Jammu and Kashmir and Telangana.

The case was registered two days back under Sections 124-A (sedition) and 505 (statements conducing to public mischief) of IPC following directions from a local court, said a South Zone police official.

A local court had last week directed police to investigate and file a case against Kavitha, the Nizamabad MP, upon a complaint over alleged remarks attributed to her. The complaint was filed by K Karunasagar, an advocate and the convener of the BJP's city legal cell.

The complainant in the petition alleged that Kavitha, in an interview, had made observations that Jammu and Kashmir and Telangana were not part of India earlier.

The police official said legal opinion is being sought on the matter for further action.